Nation Nov 09 Why the Screen Actors Guild agreed to end a strike that crippled Hollywood By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris
Economy Nov 08 Hollywood’s actors union has reached a deal with studios to end its strike after nearly four months Hollywood’s actors union reached a tentative deal with studios Wednesday to end its strike, bringing an end to months of labor strife that ground the entertainment industry to a historic halt. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Politics Oct 12 Watch 3:40 News Wrap: Federal prosecutors charge Sen. Menendez with acting as foreign agent of Egypt In our news wrap Thursday, federal prosecutors leveled a new charge alleging Sen. Bob Menendez conspired to act as a foreign agent of Egypt, the White House denounced former Donald Trump's criticism of top Israeli officials for failing to anticipate…
Nation Sep 26 Hollywood actors vote to strike against video game makers in ongoing labor dispute Some of the same issues are at play in the video game negotiations as in the broader actors strike that has shut down Hollywood for months, including wages, safety measures and protections on the use of artificial intelligence. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Arts Sep 17 Drew Barrymore, ‘The Talk’ postpone resuming their shows amid Hollywood strikes Drew Barrymore, who drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite the ongoing writers and actors strikes, now says she'll wait until the labor issues are resolved. Hours later CBS' “The Talk” did the same. By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Sep 17 Watch 2:48 News Wrap: UAW president threatens wider auto worker strike amid wage dispute In our news wrap Sunday, talks continued between automakers and the union representing striking auto workers, South Korea’s president warned of deepening military ties between Russia and North Korea, the first two civilian cargo ships since the collapse of the… Continue watching
Sep 16 Return of some shows to daytime television signals new phase in Hollywood strikes By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Drew Barrymore — a daughter of a proud acting dynasty — is making new batches of her syndicated talk show despite picketers outside her studio, as daytime TV becomes the latest battlefield in the ongoing Hollywood labor strife. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 5:19 Why artificial intelligence is a central dispute in the Hollywood strikes By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery This Labor Day weekend, Hollywood production remains shut down by writers and actors on strike. At the heart of negotiations is figuring out the role of artificial intelligence in the motion picture industry. Jules Roscoe, a reporter at VICE Motherboard,… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 6:34 Studios and writers return to contract negotiations for first time in 3 months By Jeffrey Brown, Dorothy Hastings Major studios and producers are sitting down with the Writers Guild of America for the first time in three months. The writers strike began before the summer then actors joined in after contract negotiations broke down over similar issues. The… Continue watching